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Government refuses to divulge CIC's appointment details -Nidhi Sharma

-The Economic Times NEW DELHI: Call it ironical or plain Bureaucratic secrecy, the government does not want to share the details of appointment of new Chief Information Commissioner RK Mathur. Anjali Bhardwaj of National Campaign for People's Right to Information had filed an application under Right to Information (RTI) Act seeking details of the appointment process including names of people considered, number of applications received, file notings and whether a search committee...

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Jharkhand tribal village survives on roots, dead cattle and mahua -Sanjoy Dey

-Hindustan Times Birhor Tola (Ranchi): A 45-year-old tribal villager, Paklu Birhor, and his companions forage a forest in the Jonha valley, barely 40km from the Jharkhand capital, every day at the crack of dawn for wild edible roots and herbs. On a lucky day, they return home with game — rabbit, monkey, boar or birds. They count themselves fortunate if they stumble upon the carcass of a wild or domestic animal. These...

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Ramesh Chand, Member, NITI Aayog speaks to Mahendra Kumar Singh & Surojit Gupta

-The Times of India Ramesh Chand has spent over three decades in farm research and teaching agricultural economics and policy. He has now been appointed as a key member of the NITI Aayog to prepare a blueprint for the revival of the agricultural sector. In an interview to TOI, Chand talks about prices, rural distress, role of cutting edge technology and the need for state run institutions in the farm sector....

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Gujarat set to face water crisis in summer -Mahesh Langa

-The Hindu Ahmedabad: With less than normal monsoon this year, Gujarat is set to face a major water crisis in summer as most of the dams and reservoirs in the State have less than 50 per cent storage. Chief Minister Anandiben Patel has already declared that the farmers should not demand water for irrigation this year as the available water will be used only for drinking. Except the Narmada dam in south...

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Big questions for our generation -Barkha Deva

-The Hindu The manner in which crucial laws are being amended will end up eroding rights that have deep consequences on the lives of our children and us as citizens of a thriving democracy. All because the state hasn’t been able to deliver what it was mandated to do. The last few months have seen an alarming trend of crucial laws being amended, or sought to be amended, in a manner that...

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